Coming on the heels of the loss of Steve Tilford and the more distant tragedy of Michele Scarponi's death, the US peloton is reeling from news that Axeon Hagens Berman's Chad Young is not expected to recover from injuries sustained in a crash at the Tour of the Gila.
The team issued a press release late Thursday saying that the 21-year-old suffered severe head injuries in the crash that came on a descent during the final "Gila Monster" stage – a course that has been beset by bad crashes over the years. Riders are regularly warned to take caution, but this crash happened on a section of the course that seemed relatively innocuous, rather than the steep, tight switchback from Pinos Altos that has taken out so many riders in the past.
Medical teams were quick to take action after the wreck, but despite their efforts, Young's condition is dire. His friends and competitors are struggling to come to terms with this reality.
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Tom Petty, the manager of Mobius Future Racing, whose rider Peter Livingstone was caught up in the same crash, praised the quick work of the medics who arrived at the scene.
"The crash itself was really no different or remarkable to any other, a small bunch of riders came into the corner, it was a bit deceiving, they realised they'd misjudged it and in the correction, lost control and crashed. We don't feel the course or anyone particularly is at fault," Petty told Cyclingnews.
"The medics at the scene, especially Dr. Brian Robinson were excellent. They quickly assessed Chad, made a decision and went about getting him to helicopter landing spot. It's my opinion that he had the best response time at the scene."
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